Mining Company Security Manager Interview

Published May 10, 2019 11:00 AM

First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQML) is a global enterprise with offices on 4 continents and operations in 7 countries with exploratory operations in "several other countries."

At any given site, their security measures are protecting billions of dollars worth of equipment and undiscovered natural resources.

Managing security at selected sites has been Gary Egan's [link no longer available] job for nearly a decade.

In this end user interview, we talk with Egan, who is FQML's Security Manager for their Trident Project in Zambia. He is also back-up managing security at the company's Mauritanian copper mining operation during a colleague's absence, and inside shares on topics such as:

  • Why they use many brands of camera, including Hikvision
  • Why they like Milestone
  • Why they "have no loyalty, as it were, to a single brand"
  • How They Use Analog For A Specific Purpose
  • How he helps protect $2.6 billion in assets
  • How they use their cameras for business as well as security
  • How their special environments dictate "robust" equipment
  • Why they are evaluating facial recognition

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****: ***** *** *** *****/***** ** you ***** *** **********?

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****: ** *** **** * **** in ******** ******** ********** ** *** those *********? ** ** ******** ******* site-by-site ** **** ** **** **********?

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**: *** ******* ******* ** * $2.6 ******* *******.

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****: *** *** *** **** **** that ***?

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****: **** **** **** ******* *** on *** *** **** ****?

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****: **** ***** ** ************* (*******, access *******, *********, *****, **** ************, etc.) *** ***** ********* ** *** manage?

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****: **** ** *** **** *** scope ** ***** ******* *********?

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****: *** **** ******* *** ******* do *** ****?

**: *** ******** ****** ********* ***+ cameras, ***** *** ****** ******* ****** has ************* **,***+ ********, ***+ ***** systems, *** **+ **** ********* *******.

****: *** *** *** ************** *** administering **** ************ *** ****** ******* systems, ******** ** **?

**: ******** *********** *** ******** *******.

****: **** *** **** ****** *** pushback **** ****** ***** ******* ** public ***** ** **** *****?

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****: *** ** *** ******* ********* together? *** ** *** ******* *** communicate, *** *******?

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****: *** ********* ********. **** ********* have *** ****?

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****: ** *** **** * ********* or ********* ******* *** **** ******* and ***** *******?

**: ** **** * ********* ******** network ** ***** *** ******** ******* systems *** *********.

****: **** **** *** ****** *** over *** *****?

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****: ** *** ******* ****** ******* to ****** ** ** ************* ******** limit **** *******?

**: *** ******* **** **** ****** to *** ******** ************** *** ******** connected *** ** ** *** ***** remote *******. ************ ** *** **** of ****** ************ *** ********** *** the ******* *** ********** ***** ************ and ********* *** ********* ****** *********, should *** ******** ******* **.

****: ****, ** ***, ******** ************* audits **** *** *** *** ******** systems *******?

**: **** ** * ********* ******* process **** ** ******* ********* ********** and **** ** ******** ****** *** ability *** ****** ****** ** ********.

****: **** ** *** ************ ******* Security *** ** ** ****?

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****: *** ** *** ******/******** ******** integrators ** **** ****?

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****: ** *** **** ****** ** the ****** ** **** ********* ** consultants **** ** ***** ** **** security **** ** *** *** ** the ******** ******** *** ******* ********/*********?

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****: *** *** **** *** **** suppliers ***? *** **** ******* ************ or *** *** ******* ******** **** manufacturers, *********?

**: *** **** ********* *** *********** rather **** ******** ************. **** **** selected *** ***** ********* ********* ** the ********* ** *** *******. ** do **** ****** **** ************* ** certain ********* **** ** *** ****** purchasing * “***” *** ******* *** design, *************, ************ *** *********** ** the **** *** ** ****. ********* skills **-***** ***** ** ** ******* and ******** *** ******* ******* *** necessity ** ****** **** ** *** suppliers.

****: **** ************ ********—******* *** *****—**** you ****?

**: *** ******* *** ** ********* and ** **** *** ** * variety ** *******, ********* ** **** the ******** *********** **.

Why **** **** *********

****: **** ** ** ***** **** chosen ****** **** *** ****?

**: *******, ******, ****, *** ***********.

Why **** "**** ** *******, ** ** ****, ** * ****** *****"

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Why **** *** **** ****** ** ******, ********* *********

****: **** *** **** ******** ** the *** ******* ** ****** ************* Dahua *** *********?

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****: **** ************** ********* **** ***** ****** **********? ** **** * ******* **** an ******* **********?

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****: *** ***** ** *** ******** new ****** *** ******** **********?

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**: *** ******** *** ****** *** evaluated ** *** ******** *********** *** technical ***** **** ***** **** *** departments ********** *** ******* ** ****** the ****** **** ******* ** *** the ***** *** ************ ***.

Tech *****

****: **** ** **** ******* *** on **** *******? ** **** **********? Does ** **** **** ** ** more? *** ** **** ** ****?

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****: *** **** ****** ** ********** are ***** **** **** ***/******/*******/***** ************?

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****: **** **** ******* **** **** down? *** *** ********** **** ******?

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****: ** *** ** **** ****** monitoring? ** *** **** ******* **** as ** ***** ***** ****?

**: *** ****** ** ********* **** 24/7/365 ** *** **** ******* **** consisting ** ***** ********* *** * supervisor ** *** *****. *** ******* are ******** *** * ****** ** no **** **** ** ****.

****: ** *** *** *** ***** monitoring ** ***?

**: **.

****: **** **** ******* ** ******* are **** ******* ********** **** ************?

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****: ** *** ***** **** *** analog *******?

**: ***.

How **** *** ****** *** * ******** *******

****: ***** **** *** ** ****** and **, ***** ***** *** *** are ******, ***** ** *****, ****** or **?

**: ** ******* ********** ******* ** with ****** ********** *** ***********. *** analog ***** ** **** ****** *** utilized *** ******** ******** ***** ** the **** **** *** ********* ** an ********** ** ****, ** **** not ** ********* ** ********* *** analog *****. **** **** ***** **** be ****** *** **** ** ******** that *** ******* *** **** ** enhanced *************.

****: **** *** *** ******** ******** you *********?

**: *** ****** ******* *** **** thermal ***** *** *** ********* ** analytics ********. ***** *** **** *** perimeter **********—********* *** ********. **** *** set ** ********* ***** *** ***** are **** ****** ***** ********* ********** and ***** *** ********* ***** ** cover *** ***** ********. *** ***** in ******** *** *******—***—** ******* *** cameras **** * ***** **** ** sight. *** **** *** ******** ******** procedures *** ********** ***** ** ****** generated ** *** ******* ********** *** the ******** ******* ****.

How ***** ******* ************ ******* "******" *********

****: **** ******* ************** *** ***** with * *****-***** ************ ****** ** your ****** ********** **** *** ******’* have **, ***, * ****** ******, or ** ****** ********?

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****: **** ***** ** ************ ************ are *** ******* *****? **** *** thermal ** ** *** *** ****** like *****?

**: ** ******* ******* ************. **’* not *********, *** ** **** ***** not ******** ** ******* **** ***** be ********** ******** ** **** ***** within *** ****, ** *** *********** of ******* ************ ******** ** **** the ******* ** ****** **** ****** daylight ***** *** ***** *** * long *****, ** ** ****+.

****: *** ***** ** **** ******* help *** ** ***** *** * problem? *** ******* *****, *********, ******** up * *****, ***.?

**: *** ****** *** ******** ******** numerous ***** ** *** **** ** catch *******, ********* ********* ** **** as ********** ** ********* ** **** procedures. **** **** *** ** * deterrent ******* ******* **** *** ****** operations ** *** ****.

****: **** **** **********?

**: ******* ******* *** ****** *** egress ****** ** *** **** *** ensure ** ********** ** **** *******. The ****** **** ******** ********** ***** where ****** ** ***** ***** ** controlled **** ** **********, *********, **********, mining, ***.

****: *** ****, **** ***** ** actions *** *** ******* ***** **** might "****** **********?"

**: ********* *****, *** ****** *** assisted ******** ** ***** ******* ****** the **** ******** ** **** ** would ** ******* ********** ** ********** the **** *********.

****: *** *** *** ***** ******** vision ** ***** **********?

**: *** ************ *** ********** ******** as **** ****** *** ****** **** mature. ** ** *** ******** ****, rather **** *** ********** **** ****** any *************** ** *** ************. *********, intelligent ********* *** *********** ** ******* points ****** *** **** ***** ******* the ******* **** **** ***** ********* and ******** ************.

Why **** *** ********** ****** ***********

****: **** ***** ***** ******** ************?

**: ***** ************ **** ** *** and ****** *********** *** ***** ********** reviewed ** ****** ******** *** ******* the ******** ****** *** *********** *** the ****** ** *********.

****: *** ************, ** *** *** facial ***********?

**: ** ** ***. ** *** looking ** ******* **** *******, *** in * **********- **** *** *** slow-moving *********** ** **** ** ******** we *** ******* *** ************* ** the ********.

****: *** ***** ***?

**: ** *** ******* ** **** systems, *******, ** *** * *** priority ** **** **** *** *** local *********** ** *** ********* ** utilizing **** ********** ***********.

****: *** *******, **** ***** *******/******* behavior *********?

**: ** ********* ** *** ******* a ******** *********** *** ****, *******, our ********** ********* *** ********* *** training ** **** ********** ***** ** 2019.

****: ** ******* *** *********/********* **** a *******?

**: **** ********** *** ****** **** supportive **** ********* *** ********* *************, expansions ** ******** **** **** ********* for *** *******.

How **** *** ***** ******* *** ******** ** **** ** ********

****: **** ** *** ******* *** determining ****** ********* ********** *** ************?

**: ******** **** ****** ****** ***********. The ****** ** ***** ** **** assist *** ******** ******** ***** ** achieving ***** ********** *** ** ******* the ****** ** *** ********.

****: *** *** **** ** ** example ** * ******** ****** **** has ** **** ******* **** **** is **** *** **** ******** *** business ************? *** **** ** ***** a ******** ********?

**: ******** ******** ***** ***** ** the **** ******* ***** ******* **** for *********** ********, *** ****** ********** for ****** ******** *** **** ********. There *** ******** ********* ** *** site ***** **** ** *** **** camera ****. ** ******** *** ***********, the **** ****** ******* *** ******* to ****** *** *********, **** ** a ****** ******** ** *** ******** as ** ******* ****** *** ***** are **** ******** ** ******** ** protect *** ******* ******.

****: **** *** **** ******** ** resolution? ** ** ***** ***** ** 4K, *** *******?

**: **** **** ****** ** *** business ************ *** *** *** ******. It ***** ** **** ** **** 4K ******* **********, *** ********* *** requirement **** *** ******* *** ****. The *** *** ********** ** *** market ** *********** **’* ******** * matter ** **** ****** ** ******* the ****.

****: **** *** **** **** *****-****** cameras?

**: ** **** *** *** *** need *** ***** ****** *******.

****: **** ********* ****** *** ******** be ***** **? *** *******, *** should ******** ************ ** **** ** novel **** *** **** ********** ************ do *** ***** **** **** *** biggest ******?

**: **** ********* *** *********** *** now ******** **** ** *** **** in *** ******** ******** **** *** implementation ** ********* **** ** ***** which *** ******. *** **** ***** is ** ********, **** *** *********** of ******** **** ********* ********* **** a ******* ******* ********, *****, **** a ********, ******, *** *********** *********** provide *** “*******” ******* **** **** a **** ******** *** ******** **** of *** ******.

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Undisclosed #1
May 11, 2019

****: **** ***** ********* ********* **** ***** ****** **********? ** **** * ******* **** an ******* **********

*** ******** ****** ** *****, *******, and *** *** **** ** ****** and *****.. *** * **** ***** I **** ** ****** ** *** this ******** ** * ****** ******* that ***** ** ****** *** **********. Many ****** *** *** *** *** companies ****** **** ********** *** ****** poorest ******* *** **** ** ********* with * ****** ***** ***** *********.

*** **** ** ******* **** ***** into *** ************* ****** **** ***** and ***** ************ ** ******* ******* and **** ** ********** ** ****** and ***** ********* **** ****** **** to ** **** ******.

* ******** ***'* ***** **** *** politics ** *** ******* ** ****** of *** **** ****** ** **** on ***** ****....

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
May 13, 2019

** ***'* **** ** *** ***-***** to **** ** ***** ***** ******** practices.  **** ****** ** ********* ******** in ********* **** *********** ****-***** ******** from ***-*****. 

** ******* **** **** *** ** ethics ******* **** ******* ** *** third ***** *** **** ********.  ****** we **** ** ******** ****** ** should ***** **** *** ***** ****** and **** **.

***'* *** **** **** **** **** into * ****** ** ******* ********** or ****-******** ************.  ***** *** ***** forums *** ***** ***********.

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Undisclosed #2
May 13, 2019

*******...* **** ** ******** ******* **** I **** *** *** *** ********** with. **** *********** *** ******* ** the *********** *** ***********. * *** the *********, *** ******** *** * few **** **** ***** **** **** this ******. ******.

******* **** *** ********* **** **** operations *** **** **** * * on * ********* *** **** * 4:1 ********* ******** ********* ******** ******* that ******* ****, **********, ** **********, Video **** *********, **** ************ *** situational ********* *** ***** ******** ***** or ********* *******. ** ****, ************* Dam/Power ***** ****, ******* **** ******** branch ******** *** ********* ** **** with ******** ******/***** ******* ***** ****. 

** ***** ** * ******* ****** or *********, ******* **** * ******* or ***** *****? *'*** ****...**** ****.

****** *** *** **** *** *.  /thumbs **!

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